Author Archives: Chitra Jagadish

Mixed sprouts – Pulao


Mixed Sprouts Pulao2

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Love Indian flavors, easy cooking and banging nutrition? This recipe is a keeper! This is brown rice with sprouts with a lot of aromatic indian  spices . It warms you up from the inside out, it’s easy to make and each serving is loaded with fiber, protein and vitamins.

This can be served as one pot meal which can be served for anytime of day.

Yields-2 servings
Preparation time-10 minutes
Soaking time-1 hour
Cooking time-20-25 minutes

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Steamed tomato basil soup: (zero butter/oil)


Tomato Basil Soup1

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One of my favorite comfort dishes is tomato soup paired with a grilled cheese sandwich stuffed with cucumber and a tomato slices. This is a tomato based thick variety soup served hot. This tomato soup is low in calories with full of flavors and taste which satisfy your taste buds

Health Benefits:

Tomato soup comes packed with beneficial lycopene — a red-hued nutrient that gives the soup its color. Lycopene offers powerful antioxidant protection, which means that it seeks out and neutralizes reactive oxygen species, a type of molecule linked to the aging process.

Yields-3-4 servings
Preparation time-15 minutes
Cooking time-15 minutes

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